Synonyms of handicapped

handicapped 1 of 2

adjective

as in hindered

Related Words

• hindered
• encumbered
• hobbled

Dissimilar Words

• free
• quit
• liberated
• shut (of)
• released
• unburdened
• delivered
• freed
• disencumbered
• unhampered
• unimpeded

handicapped

2 of 2

verb

past tense of handicap

as in hampered

to create difficulty for the work or activity of

the baseball player's small size did not handicap him in the least

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hampered
• hindered
• impeded
• embarrassed
• obstructed
• cramped
• hobbled
• stymied
• inhibited
• delayed
• encumbered
• blocked
• tied up
• handcuffed
• interfered (with)
• shackled
• clogged
• fettered
• restrained
• constrained
• trammeled
• short-circuited
• manacled
• held back
• disrupted
• frustrated
• retarded
• hog-tied
• tied
• thwarted
• bound
• cramped one's style
• gave a hard time
• curbed
• stifled
• held up
• balked
• tethered
• reined
• retained
• confined
• checked
• leashed
• arrested
• braked
• baffled
• barricaded
• chained
• choked
• bogged (down)
• sabotaged
• strangled
• blockaded
• derailed
• repressed
• mired
• roadblocked
• suffocated
• muzzled
• haltered
• foiled
• stumped
• smothered
• hemmed (in)
• suppressed
• hedged (in)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• assisted
• aided
• helped
• facilitated
• opened
• liberated
• cleared
• released
• freed
• untied
• encouraged
• unplugged
• promoted
• unstopped
• loosened
• made way
• smoothed
• unclogged
• furthered

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of handicapped

Adjective

Ramsey County deputies also were responsible for traffic control on Rice Street between Aurora Avenue and Interstate 94, and for a parking ramp used that day for parking for people with handicapped placards, Fletcher said. — Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 20 May 2026

Catalina suffers from an unspecified mental disability, which Saavedra, who is not handicapped, performs in an arguably inappropriate register of fidgety hands and shifty-eyed glances. — Beatrice Loayza, Variety, 16 May 2026

Verb

Some severely bad picks and process in the first round have handicapped the Packers’ ceiling tremendously. — Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 28 Jan. 2026

For many Chinese who have plowed their savings into real estate, the market’s collapse handicapped their ability to spend, driving down overall demand. — John Liu, CNN Money, 11 Dec. 2025